Paraguay is 54.3% cheaper than Uruguay.

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Uruguay, you would:

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pay 63.4% less for restaurants

 
Uruguay
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.65
UYU695.00
$3.28
PYG25,824
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.31
UYU388.70
$4.41
PYG34,654
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
UYU74.57
$0.80
PYG6,298

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

 
Uruguay
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$2.27
UYU94.59
$0.64
PYG5,019
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.19
UYU258.57
$2.72
PYG21,353
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
UYU161.59
$3.00
PYG23,601

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pay 52.2% less for transportation

 
Uruguay
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.05
UYU294.46
$3.51
PYG27,586
Monthly public transit pass $45.52
UYU1,900.00
$25.43
PYG199,928
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,750.70
UYU1,408,833.33
$14,874.44
PYG116,957,629

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pay 52.7% less for housing

 
Uruguay
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.19
UYU1,594.34
$16.38
PYG128,805
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $604.11
UYU25,216.81
$340.08
PYG2,674,031
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $444.71
UYU18,563.03
$261.33
PYG2,054,811

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pay 59.6% less for childcare

 
Uruguay
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.39
UYU14,208.85
$130.10
PYG1,022,963
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,149.59
UYU298,440.65
$3,042.69
PYG23,924,666

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pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Uruguay
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.27
UYU136.68
$1.02
PYG7,997
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
UYU158.42
$1.65
PYG13,012
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.87
UYU203.33
$1.06
PYG8,330

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

 
Uruguay
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.71
UYU3,577.61
$50.60
PYG397,856
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.60
UYU1,945.15
$31.53
PYG247,910
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$124.95
UYU5,215.65
$70.98
PYG558,131

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